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He also received a consolidated set of demands from citizens and promised to come to an understanding with all sections on how to proceed. BENGALURU: Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday assured representatives of various citizen groups, who are demanding cancellation of the controversial elevated corridor project tender, that the government won’t move ahead with the plan without holding public consultations “The CM has magnanimously agreed to conduct wide-ranging and open public consultations on the issue of mobility itself, including the proposed elevated corridor project, before proceeding,” said a press release from Citizens For Bengaluru, which is spearheading the movement.“The chief minister said public transport is his priority and that he wished to develop Bengaluru as a high-quality liveable city. He also mentioned that he’s not committed to any one project or the other, adding that this crisis is an opportunity for him to create a legacy for a sustainable Bengaluru for many decades to come,” the release added.On March 16, over 2,000 people representing over 60 civic groups had gathered near Gandhi Statue on Race Course Road as part of #TenderRadduMaadi protest, demanding a public consultation on the project.On Tuesday, the chief minister received Indian Institute of Science (IISc) professor Ashish Verma’s mobility report and said he’d personally review the document and alternative proposals..